The meaning of Preference

preposition

In extended space over and not touching.

Usage examples:

A display of fireworks above the town

adverb

At a higher level or layer.

Usage examples:

Place a quantity of mud in a jar with water above

adverb

Higher than, more than, or at a level greater than

Usage examples:

The helicopter was hovering above the building., temperatures here rarely rise above freezing in wi…

adverb

During the period of time preceding a particular event or time.

Usage examples:

My playing days had ended six years before

conjunction

In advance of the time when.

Usage examples:

They lived rough for four days before they were arrested

preposition

During the period of time preceding (a particular event or time).

Usage examples:

She had to rest before dinner

adjective

Sharply curved or having an angle.

Usage examples:

A piece of bent wire

noun

Past and past participle of bend1.

noun

A stiff grass which is used for lawns and is a component of pasture and hay grasses.

Usage examples:

The grasses used may be native to the area or specially introduced species such as rye grass, fescu…

noun

Inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.

Usage examples:

There was evidence of bias against foreign applicants

verb

Cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something.

Usage examples:

All too often, our recruitment processes are biased towards younger candidates

noun

An unfair personal opinion that influences your judgment

Usage examples:

[ u ] they vowed to fight racial bias in the school., [ c usually sing ] does news coverage reflect…

noun

A strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.

Usage examples:

He resisted public desires for choice in education

verb

Strongly wish for or want (something).

Usage examples:

He never achieved the status he so desired

noun

A strong feeling of wanting something, or something you want

Usage examples:

[ u ] he claims to have no desire for wealth., [ c ] she expressed a desire to speak with her attor…

noun

Affection or liking for someone or something.

Usage examples:

I remember him with great fondness

noun

A great liking for someone or something

Usage examples:

Ruth has a real fondness for old houses.

noun

A person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition.

Usage examples:

John was a scientist by training and inclination

noun

A preference or tendency, or a feeling that makes a person want to do something

Usage examples:

Tony has a strong inclination toward the arts., if i were in your situation, my inclination would b…

noun

A tendency or partiality of a particular kind.

Usage examples:

He is quite vocal about his political leanings

verb

Be in or move into a sloping position.

Usage examples:

He leaned back in his chair

noun

A feeling of regard or fondness.

Usage examples:

She'd taken an instant liking to arnie's new girlfriend

verb

Find agreeable, enjoyable, or satisfactory.

Usage examples:

All his classmates liked him

preposition

Extending directly upwards from.

Usage examples:

I saw flames over berlin

noun

Expressing passage or trajectory across an area.

Usage examples:

He leant over and tapped me on the hand

prefix

Excessively; to an unwanted degree.

Usage examples:

Overambitious

noun

Unfair bias in favour of one person or thing; favouritism.

Usage examples:

An attack on the partiality of judges

noun

An unfair preference for one person or group over another

Usage examples:

Some parents complained about the partiality of the teacher toward certain students.

noun

A strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.

Usage examples:

He has a penchant for adopting stray dogs

noun

A liking for or a habit of doing something, esp. something that other people might not like

Usage examples:

Ives had a penchant for musical experimentation.

noun

A preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something.

Usage examples:

My predilection for asian food

noun

A strong liking or preference

Usage examples:

A predilection for spicy foods

noun

A liability or tendency to suffer from a particular condition, hold a particular attitude, or act in a particular way.

Usage examples:

A child may inherit a predisposition to schizophrenia

noun

The state of being likely to behave in a particular way or to suffer from a particular disease

Usage examples:

She has an annoying predisposition to find fault., there is evidence that a predisposition to(wards…

noun

A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing.

Usage examples:

A proclivity for hard work

noun

The fact that someone likes something or likes to do something, especially something considered morally wrong

Usage examples:

The sexual proclivities of celebrities, his proclivity for shapely blondes

noun

The sensation of flavour perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance.

Usage examples:

The wine had a fruity taste

verb

Perceive or experience the flavour of.

Usage examples:

She had never tasted ice cream before

verb

The faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth

verb

Feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that cannot or probably will not happen.

Usage examples:

We wished for peace

noun

A desire or hope for something to happen.

Usage examples:

The union has reiterated its wish for an agreement